The Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) has confirmed the appointment of, Bruno Labbadia as the new head coach for the Super Eagles of Nigeria ahead of the crucial African Cup of Nation qualifying match in September.
The body made the announcement on its official X account on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, after a series of deliberating about who will lead the Super Eagles following the resignation of Finidi George. According to the statement released by the NFF's General Secretary, Mohamed Sanusi, Bruno Labbadia is expected to resume work immediately as the 37th head coach of the country's men's football team.
The statement read thus,
"The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national team, Super Eagles. The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development sub-committee to appoint Mr Bruno Labbadia as the Head Coach of the Super Eagles."
He is the sixth German, after Karl-Heinz Marotzke (who had two stints between 1970 and 1974), Gottlieb Göller (1981), Manfred Höner (1988-1989), Berti Vogts (2007-2008) and Gernot Rohr (2016-2021) to lead the Super Eagles.
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The German will be bringing his wealth of experience to the team having coached top European club sides like Hertha Berlin and VfB Stuttgart this decade, and previously, VfL Wolfsburg, Hamburger SV, and Bayer Leverkusen, among others, and also holds a UEFA Pro License.
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